Publications by authors named "R Gaio"
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate psychological and emotional violence in relation with sociodemographic characteristics and anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in a sample of Portuguese residents.
Methods: A cross-sectional online study using snowball sampling collected data on demographics, socioeconomic factors, mental health (anxiety and depression symptoms) and couple psychological and emotional violence. The study spanned three months and included 519 individuals aged 18 or above in a relationship since January 2020 or earlier.
Article Synopsis
- - Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition that impacts quality of life and requires ongoing treatment; this study focused on factors affecting adherence to topical treatment among 102 patients.
- - Researchers used self-reported measures, weighing medicine, and the Brief Symptoms Inventory to evaluate treatment adherence and associated psychosocial and clinical factors.
- - Findings indicated that education level, living alone, employment status, family history of psoriasis, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms had significant effects on adherence to treatment, highlighting the need for tailored instructions to improve compliance.
Lung Injury Risk in Traumatic Brain Injury Managed With Optimal Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Guided-Therapy.
J Crit Care Med (Targu Mures)
April 2023
Introduction: Management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has to counterbalance prevention of secondary brain injury without systemic complications, namely lung injury. The potential risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) leads to therapeutic decisions such as fluid balance restriction, high PEEP and other lung protective measures, that may conflict with neurologic outcome. In fact, low cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) may induce secondary ischemic injury and mortality, but disproportionate high CPP may also increase morbidity and worse lung compliance and hypoxia with the risk of developing ARDS and fatal outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an illustration of how a physical illness can damage people's minds. In this regard, the goal of this study was to see how different sociodemographic and behavioral factors were linked to anxiety and depression symptoms in a group of individuals living in Portugal.
Methods: Between November 2020 and February 2021, a cross-sectional, snowball online study was conducted.